1922 Atlantic hurricane season
| 1922 Atlantic hurricane season | |
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Season summary map
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| Seasonal boundaries | |
| First system formed | May 12, 1922 |
| Last system dissipated | October 31, 1922 |
| Strongest storm | |
| Name | Two |
| • Maximum winds | 120 mph (195 km/h) |
| • Lowest pressure | 960 mbar (hPa; 28.35 inHg) |
| Seasonal statistics | |
| Total storms | 5 |
| Hurricanes | 3 |
| Major hurricanes (Cat. 3+) |
1 |
| Total fatalities | Unknown |
| Total damage | Unknown |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | June 12 – June 16 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) 1003 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 3 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 13 – September 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 120 mph (195 km/h) (1-min) 960 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 1 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | September 18 – September 24 |
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| Peak intensity | 80 mph (130 km/h) (1-min) <987 mbar (hPa) |
| Category 2 hurricane (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 11 – October 22 |
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| Peak intensity | 110 mph (175 km/h) (1-min) <984 mbar (hPa) |
| Tropical storm (SSHWS) | |
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| Duration | October 12 – October 17 |
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| Peak intensity | 50 mph (85 km/h) (1-min) <1000 mbar (hPa) |
The 1922 Atlantic hurricane season ran through the summer and the first half of fall in 1922. The season was a quiet one, with only five tropical cyclones forming during the course of the season. The first was a tropical storm that passed over the Yucatán Peninsula and later made another landfall in rural northeast Mexico. The second was a hurricane, the strongest one of the season. It formed near Cape Verde and curved out into the Atlantic. It grazed the Leeward Islands and battered Bermuda, passing just offshore as a Category 3. The hurricane became extratropical soon after it passed Bermuda. The third was a tropical storm that passed over Cuba and made landfall near Pensacola, Florida. The last storm of the season was a Category 2 hurricane that made landfall near Cancún, Mexico. The hurricane weakened in the Bay of Campeche and dissipated just offshore. A fifth storm was found in reanalysis in 2009.
Observations from ships indicate that a tropical disturbance developed into to a tropical depression offshore Cabo Gracias a Dios, Nicaragua, on June 12. The depression continued northwestward without significantly intensifying. Heavy rainfall was reported in the Swan Islands of Honduras on June 12 and June 13. Early on June 14, the depression made landfall in Mahahual, Quintana Roo, with winds of 35 mph (55 km/h). The cyclone entered the Gulf of Mexico late that day and began strengthening, reaching tropical storm status early on June 15. Around 18:00 UTC, the storm peaked with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph (85 km/h) and a minimum barometric pressure of 1,003 mbar (29.6 inHg). The system made landfall near La Pesca, Tamaulipas, at the same intensity early on June 16. After moving inland, the storm quickly weakened and dissipated by 18:00 UTC.
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